Thirty three ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from July 29 to Aug. 8.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its daily publication – `Shipping Position’ – made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos.
The document noted that the expected ships contained general cargo, palm olein, bulk malt, base oil, used vehicle, bulk rice, buck wheat, diesel, frozen fish, containers, bulk gas, diesel, petrol and steel products.
NPA said six other ships had arrived the ports waiting to discharge petrol, aviation fuel and petrol.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 17 other ships at the ports are discharging buck wheat, general cargo, container, bulk sugar, bulk gypsum and bulk fertiliser.
